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Posted by: StoneFox

I sold the Mustang for $1700.00

I guess I did pretty good, I made about $500.00 profit

Posted by: bl3wbyu

Whao whao whao. You what?

What'd you have? What Mustang was it?

Posted by: John

DOH! Yuo = TEH SUC!

Seriously thoug, Mustangs are a dime a dozen. If you really want, you can get another one.

Posted by: StoneFox

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Originally Posted by John


	DOH! Yuo = TEH SUC! Seriously thoug, Mustangs are a dime a dozen. If you really want, you can get another one.

Yeah thats why I sold it, Im gonna start looking for a newer body extended cab Ranger, Maybe build a nice stroker motor for it.

Posted by: DeckSetter

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Originally Posted by StoneFox


	Yeah thats why I sold it, Im gonna start looking for a newer body extended cab Ranger, Maybe build a nice stroker motor for it.

Good luck with traction!

Posted by: StoneFox

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Originally Posted by DeckSetter


	Good luck with traction!

It will be ok, Im thinking of a mild 331. I want it to be a clean street truck not so much for the race track

Posted by: LS1 Mopar Turbo

Do you miss it?

Posted by: StoneFox

The only Mustang that Ive ever had that I miss is my first one. I had a 95 GT that got totaled. Sence then Ive had 4 more. They come and go.

Posted by: JustaV6

Hard to find ANY clean foxes around Chicago... i stilll wish i would have picked up that 86 GT a few months ago

Posted by: Grape Ape

331 power in a Ranger... You'd better talk to 11secondranger about traction.

Have fun if you get one, they are cool toys.

Posted by: StoneFox

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Originally Posted by Grape Ape


	331 power in a Ranger... You'd better talk to 11secondranger about traction. Have fun if you get one, they are cool toys.

lol who needs traction on the highway, some 17s and drag radials will suite me ok I guess

Did they ever put an 8.8 in Rangers or are they all 7.5s. And will an Exploder 8.8 fit in a Ranger?

Also Im not to sure about what trans to run, AOD, 4R70W? or maybe an adapter and a 700R4 or 200R4

Posted by: merczephyr

Yes the 4.0L 4x4 Rangers had 8.8's in them, Atleast from 93 on. I'm not sure, but I think the 4.0L 2 wheel drives had them as well. The only problem with the Ranger rearends I know of is if you go to bigger axles (i.e. 31 or 33 spline) as the pumkin is offset to the drivers side, and the left axle is shorter than the right. It'll require 2 different part #'s. As for the tranny, if you're going to adapt a GM tranny, go with a built powerglide (terrible for highway if you have gears lower than 3.00:1). The easiest fit will be a C-4, but in the newer ones (93-present) an AOD shouldn't be to bad (I'm not sure what they run for autos behind the 4.0's as far as external dimensions). I've seen a couple with T-5's in them, but some fab work had to be done to facilitate the hydraulic clutch on the truck (bellhousing/clutch were from Mustangs with the ol' cable clutch). I assisted in a 302 swap in a 1st gen 2wd once. It was a PITA, even with the Kaufmann swap kit. Of course I originally was going to do it for myself but sold the truck and kit, and helped put it together. I HAD to have a manual tranny, and was going to use a 4spd toploader I had. They guy found some SFI Scattershield/Bellhousing setup that used a hydro clutch setup. Had to do alot of clearancing on the firewall and front of the tranny tunnel with a big hammer. Once it was together it was a trip to ride in with the stock 14" pizza cutters on it. Dry pavement was like ice.

Posted by: John

You should be able to pull a 9-inch from a Granada or one of it's Linc/Merc siblings and it'll fit the Ranger well. It's about 2-3 inches narrower but that's ok because it helps with the offset for the much larger rear wheels you will need. On top of that, it will likely have disc brakes and the same bolt pattern for the wheel studs. I know people who have moved suspension parts inboard and were able to fit 15 inch wide wheels under the stock rear wheel wells. If you are going for a drag car, a 4 link with in-board coil-overs will give you a ton of space and should still tuck the wheels under the fenders provided you roll the fender lips.

Posted by: StoneFox

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Originally Posted by merczephyr


	Yes the 4.0L 4x4 Rangers had 8.8's in them, Atleast from 93 on. I'm not sure, but I think the 4.0L 2 wheel drives had them as well. The only problem with the Ranger rearends I know of is if you go to bigger axles (i.e. 31 or 33 spline) as the pumkin is offset to the drivers side, and the left axle is shorter than the right. It'll require 2 different part #'s. As for the tranny, if you're going to adapt a GM tranny, go with a built powerglide (terrible for highway if you have gears lower than 3.00:1). The easiest fit will be a C-4, but in the newer ones (93-present) an AOD shouldn't be to bad (I'm not sure what they run for autos behind the 4.0's as far as external dimensions). I've seen a couple with T-5's in them, but some fab work had to be done to facilitate the hydraulic clutch on the truck (bellhousing/clutch were from Mustangs with the ol' cable clutch). I assisted in a 302 swap in a 1st gen 2wd once. It was a PITA, even with the Kaufmann swap kit. Of course I originally was going to do it for myself but sold the truck and kit, and helped put it together. I HAD to have a manual tranny, and was going to use a 4spd toploader I had. They guy found some SFI Scattershield/Bellhousing setup that used a hydro clutch setup. Had to do alot of clearancing on the firewall and front of the tranny tunnel with a big hammer. Once it was together it was a trip to ride in with the stock 14" pizza cutters on it. Dry pavement was like ice.

the Powerglide and C4 wont be a good option for me, I want this to be primaraly a street car so overdrive is a must. Ill probably go with an AOD. James Duff used to make an adapter to run a hydro clutch on the T5 but its no longer available.

I was thinking the 4x4s had 8.8s, thanks for the conformation. That seems like the cheepest and easiest thing to do, Although a 9 inch would be cool also.

Posted by: VETTKLR

Stone, I know a dude that is swapping out his 5-speed 302 setup out of his Ranger for a BBF.

If you wanna hit him up for parts: www.bigblockranger.com is his site. He's up here in Amarillo.

Posted by: StoneFox

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Originally Posted by VETTKLR


	Stone, I know a dude that is swapping out his 5-speed 302 setup out of his Ranger for a BBF. If you wanna hit him up for parts: www.bigblockranger.com is his site. He's up here in Amarillo.

Thanks man, I'll probably hit him up if he still has the stuff when Im ready to start getting parts together. Ill probably start gathering my parts list at the end of January.

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